StateDeptcable1976-162376

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006

Message Text

LIMITED OFFICIAL USE

PAGE 01 BRUSSE 06728 081736Z

66

ACTION EUR- 12

INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 CIAE-00 DODE-00 PM-04 H-02 INR-07 L-03

NSAE-00 NSC-05 PA-01 PRS-01 SP-02 SS-15 USIA-06 EB-07

/066 W

058922

R081705Z lUL 76
FM AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 7355
INFO AMEMBASSY BUDAPEST
AMEMBASSY BERLIN
AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
AMEMBASSY PRAGUE
AMEMBASSY WARSAW
USMISSION EC BRUSSELS

LIMITED OFFICIAL USE BRUSSELS 6728

E.O. 11652: N/A
TAGS: PFOR,BE, HU

SUBJECT: VISIT BY BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO HUNGARY, JULY
8-10, 1976

1. BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER RENAAT VAN ELSLANDE, ACCOMPANIED
BY HEAD OE FOREIGN MINISTRY EAST-WEST AFFAIRS PAUL REUSENS
WILL VISIT HUNGARY JULY 8-10 AS PART OF SERIES OF VISITS TO
EASTERN EUROPE, WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY INCLUDE WARSAW, MOSCOW,
PRAGUE, BUCHAREST AND EAST BERLIN. VAN ELSLANDE EXPECTS

TO MEET WITH FIRST SECRETARY JANOS KADAR AND HEAD OF GOVERN-
MENT GEORGE LAZAR ON JULY 9.

2. BELGIAN-HUNGARIAN RELATIONS MAY BE CHARACTERIZED AS GOOD,
BUT NOT VERY DEVELOPED. A CULTURAL AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED
BETWEEN THE TWO LAST YEAR, BUT LITTLE HAS BEEN DONE ON BELGIAN
SIDE TO IMPLEMENT IT. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE ONE OE SUBJECTS
DISCUSSED BY FOREIGN MINISTERS. ANOTHER WILL BE GENERAL
LIMITED OFFICIAL USE

LIMITED OFFICIAL USE

PAGE 02 BRUSSE 06728 081736Z

REVIEW OF CSCE EINAL ACT.

Margaret P. Grafeid Deciassified/Reieased US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006

3. BELGIAN ENJOYS A EAVORABLE BALANCE IN ITS MODEST TRADE
WITH HUNGARY, ESPECIALLY SINCE 1973. (1974: BELGIAN EXPORTS-
BF 1,522 MILLION; IMPORTS - BF 889 MILLION. 1975: EXPORTS -

BF 1,650 MILLION; IMPORTS - BF 944 MILLION.) A BELGIAN TRADE
DELEGATION LED BY FOREIGN TRADE MINISTER TOUSSAINT VISITED
HUNGARY IN OCTOBER 1975. ONE ECONOMIC ISSUE THAT MAY BE RAISED
DURING VAN ELSLANDE'S VISIT IS HUNGARIAN DISPLEASURE WITH EUROPEAN
COMMUNITY RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS OF HUNGARIAN MEAT.

4. AN UNRELATED BUT PARALLEL DEVELOPMENT, PRESIDENT OF BELGIUM
COMMUNIST PARTY LOUIS VAN GEYT AND NATIONAL SECRETARY MARCEL
COUTEAU WENT TO BUDAPEST JULY 7 FOR FRATERNAL MEETING WITH
KADAR.FIRESTONE

LIMITED OFFICIAL USE

NNN

Margaret P. Grafeid Deciassified/Reieased US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006

Message Attributes

Automatic Decaptioning: X

Capture Date: 01 JAN 1994

Channei indicators: n/a

Current Classification: UNCLASSIFIED

Concepts: ITINERARY, MINISTERIAL VISITS

Control Number: n/a

Copy: SINGLE

Draft Date: 08 JUL 1976

Decaption Date: 01 JAN 1960

Decaption Note:

Disposition Action: RELEASED
Disposition Approved on Date:

Disposition Authority: MartinML
Disposition Case Number: n/a
Disposition Comment: 25 YEAR REVIEW
Disposition Date: 28 MAY 2004
Disposition Event:

Disposition History: n/a
Disposition Reason:

Disposition Remarks:

Document Number: 1976BRUSSE06728

Document Source: CORE

Document Unique ID: 00

Drafter: n/a

Enclosure: n/a

Executive Order: N/A

Errors: N/A

Film Number: D760264-0321
From: BRUSSELS
Handling Restrictions: n/a
Image Path:

ISecure: 1

Legacy Key: Iink1976/newtext/t1 9760781 /aaaacsvk.tel

Line Count: 75

Locator: TEXT ON-LINE, ON MICROFILM
Office: ACTION EUR

Original Classification: LIMITED OFFICIAL USE
Original Handling Restrictions: n/a
Original Previous Classification: n/a
Original Previous Handling Restrictions: n/a
Page Count: 2

Previous Channel Indicators: n/a
Previous Classification: LIMITED OFFICIAL USE
Previous Handling Restrictions: n/a
Reference: n/a

Review Action: RELEASED, APPROVED
Review Authority: MartinML
Review Comment: n/a
Review Content Flags:

Review Date: 31 MAR 2004
Review Event:

Review Exemptions: n/a

Review History: RELEASED <31 MAR 2004 by greeneet>; APPROVED <04 AUG 2004 by MartinML>

Review Markings:

Margaret P. Grafeld
Declassified/Released
US Department of State
EO Systematic Review
04 MAY 2006

Review Media Identifier:

Review Referrals: n/a
Review Release Date: n/a
Review Release Event: n/a
Review Transfer Date:

Review Withdrawn Fields: n/a
Secure: OPEN
Status: NATIVE

Subject: VISIT BY BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO HUNGARY, JULY 8-10, 1976
TAGS: OVIP, PFOR, BE, HU, (VAN ELSLANDE, RENAAT)

To: STATE
Type: TE

Markings: Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006